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Ike's Gamble: America's Rise to Dominance in the Middle East First Edition. Soviet influence and Middle Eastern politics. Praised by historians and foreign policy scholars for its insightful analysis and readable narrative style. An excellent addition for collectors of political history, military history, Cold War studies, and international relations books. Hardcover copy of Ike’s Gamble: America’s Rise to Dominance in the Middle East by Michael Doran. This acclaimed 2016 first edition explores President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s foreign policy decisions and America’s growing influence in the Middle East during the Cold War era. A compelling and deeply researched work covering: U.S. foreign policy in the 1950s Eisenhower and Cold War strategy Egypt, Nasser, and the Suez Crisis Soviet influence and Middle Eastern politics Origins of modern U.S. involvement in the region Praised by historians and foreign policy scholars for its insightful analysis and readable narrative style. An excellent addition for collectors of political history, military history, Cold War studies, and international relations books. 2016 First Press Edition